Example sentences of "have [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul , her husband , generally left before seven and had lunch out with one of his friends , while she used her free day to take care of a thousand chores more annoying than the duties of her job : she had to go to the post office and fret for half an hour in a queue , go shopping in the supermarket , where she quarrelled with the saleswoman and wasted time waiting at the check-out , telephone the plumber and plead with him to be precisely on time so that she would n't have to wait the whole day for him . |
| 2 | What makes it look all the more daft is that they will often have to wear the same number tabard all the way through , which over top hat and tails makes them look like someone wearing his vest over his dinner jacket . |
| 3 | But the soldiers thought it was great altogether to be near to Tara , and began to talk about getting up a party to go along and take a look , because would n't it be the finest old inspiration a man could have to see the Bright Palace again . |
| 4 | ‘ You 'll have to see the old man when he gets back . |
| 5 | ‘ I think a real friend is someone you do n't have to see the whole time . |
| 6 | As he is not a chap to do anything by halves , to get your hands on the eight per cent SGNs you 'll have to go the whole hog and invest in ‘ Work '69 : Terres a Vin ’ , a box containing six special half-bottles ( 1 Muenchberg Riesling ‘ VV ’ , 2 Muenchberg Pinot Gris and 3 Franholz Gewurztraminer ) with handmade labels and capsules pebbledashed with vineyard soil , a piece of rock from each of the three Grand Cru vineyards and a book of Andre 's poems . |
| 7 | You do n't think that 'll mean one of us will have to sit the other side of the |
| 8 | We 'd been told which room would be used for the meeting so we did n't have to search the whole building . |
| 9 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 10 | Having been involved in such proceedings since the Twenties he was now in fact finding them " a bit tedious " , and " Mr Eliot 's list " was invented for a section of the agenda so that he did not have to attend the entire meeting . |
| 11 | The very next day , Sunday , I would have to attend the same chapel in its religious function , and the fact that the previous evening it had been a battleground for people who were supposed to be friends and allies , while the ‘ enemy ’ got on with his job uninterrupted outside , led to a more or less permanent confusion in my mind , which I now believe to be totally justified , between violence and religion , and between fact and fancy [ or film ] . |
| 12 | And I do n't have to enjoy the resultant cocktail . ’ |
| 13 | And they , do they all have to carry the same weight ? |
| 14 | At one point it looked like we 'd have to restore the whole room . |
| 15 | You can , of course , use an alternative type electrolytic capacitor if you wish but you will have to adjust the mounting position accordingly . |
| 16 | And while her heart plodded to a dull beat , ‘ It looks as if I shall have to work the entire weekend , ’ he stated . |
| 17 | we may well have to provide the medical report on your behalf , yet . |
| 18 | However , until then users would either have to bear the increased cost or find replacement materials . |
| 19 | Thousands of others in low income groups , including disabled people who receive invalidity benefit , would also have to bear the extra fuel cost themselves , added NACAB . |
| 20 | ‘ I shall have to inform the Prime Minister at once . |
| 21 | There was , at last , a look of alarm on his face , and I could see him wondering whether he really would have to pull the small trigger . |
| 22 | He 'd have to hide the whole arrangement , wastebin and all . |
| 23 | It says it 's wrong that a judge should have to pass the same sentence on an abused wife who kills a brutal husband as it does on a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood . |
| 24 | You might have to write the whole programme again to do that . |
| 25 | In addition local authorities will have to meet the annual bill for personnel and administration , and the on-going expense of maintaining the museum buildings and exhibits . |
| 26 | While it is undoubtedly true that there are advantageous settlements negotiated at the door of the Court , the actual cost to the defender in settling at that stage is significant insofar as in the majority of cases it is the defender who will have to meet the whole cost of preparation for the Proof by both parties , including attendance of witnesses , Counsel 's fees and so forth . |
| 27 | Why did she have to meet the wrong man , and one who was so strongly attracted to her ? |
| 28 | This does mean that Council Tax payers will have to meet the full cost of any Council water charge , less any single person discounts which may be applicable , without the benefit of rebate assistance . |
| 29 | They will have to find the right balance between rule by unwieldy committee and by a chosen few ( or fewer , as at Clifford Chance , which has a partners ' council but where power , in practice , largely rests with the managing partner ) . |
| 30 | But you do not have to hire the smart guy at the top , for his thinking is likely to he atypical anyway . |